Yūji Yamamoto
Yuji Yamamoto (山本 有二, Yamamoto Yūji, born May 11, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Yuji Yamamoto | |
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山本 有二 | |
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| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries | |
| In office 3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Moriyama |
| Succeeded by | Ken Saitō |
| Minister of State for Financial Services | |
| In office 26 September 2006 – 27 August 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Kaoru Yosano |
| Succeeded by | Yoshimi Watanabe |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 19 February 1990 | |
| Constituency | Kōchi at-large district (1990-1996) Kōchi 3rd district (1996-2014) Kōchi 2nd district (2014-2017) Shikoku-PR-block (2017-present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1952 Ochi, Takaoka District, Kōchi, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
A native of Kōchi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Kōchi Prefecture in 1985 (serving for one term) and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. Yamamoto is currently Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Abe cabinet.
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Yamamoto said during a speech at a fundraising party in support of Tsutomu Sato, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Diet affairs chief, that “Sato will decide whether or not we’ll force the passage" (of the TPP). Within days, Yamamoto withdrew the remarks and apologized. However, the four main opposition parties pressed for his resignation over the comment.